Glue-up after oiling - question

[deldridg]

Hi all,

a quickie - I have some small frame and panel doors, oiled 2 days ago with Organoil Danish Oil prior to glue-up. When oiling, I was very careful to avoid areas around the mortises.

However, it is clear that in a few places a little oil has penetrated to the depth of the mortise sides by a few faint blotches of oil discolouration visible inside them. Although a tiny amount, I'm a bit concerned about the impending glue-up now, using Titebond I.

Should I wait further for curing or have I blown it completely?? Perhaps some lovely big nails, right through the middle of the joints!!

Your advice will be very much appreciated!

Cheers and thank you,
David
PS. This is for a PNG Rosewood chest of drawers - a built-in for our little boy, almost completed. 8 dovetailed drawers with R'wood faces and the 2 frame and panel doors, all with R'wood. *phew* - LOTS of work for a novice like me! Next, a strip kayak (if the missus will permit of course...)

[Fencepost2]

Your panel doors do need strong joints because your little boy will probably have a swing on them now and again, but so long as you have reasonable areas of mortise and tenon contact unsealed by the Danish oil I think you will get away with it. I had a similar experience and thought that about 10% of my mortise was compromised, but because the joint was 200% over engineered in the first place I went ahead and have had no trouble in a couple of years of use. Good luck with yours

[deldridg]

Many thanks FP the 2nd. Yes, this lot has been a little over engineered and with luck, my young lad will appreciate the efforts his dad has gone to and pay some respect to his Rosewood chest of drawers!

However, I doubt it.

Cheers,
David

[ian]

an option is to wipe the oily bits with acetone before gluing. That is what is recommended when gluing naturally oily woods

[deldridg]

Hi Ian and thanks for your advice. I had read that somewhere but promptly forgot about it, right when the information was of use to me! Wiring!

Cheers,
David

[deldridg]

Well, I had another look and there was minimal oil contamination of the mortise areas and so I got stuck into it with the Titebond and voila! - all is well and dandy.

Many thanks for your advice - much appreciated. Now my little boy has a NG Rosewood chest built into his room. We've only got crappy Ikea stuff in ours - sigh - that can only mean more projects!

Cheers and thanks,
David